List of Montana state representatives

Montana House of Representatives
Montana House of Representatives
Montana State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 4, 2021
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Wylie Galt (R) ; since January 4, 2021
Speaker pro Tempore	Casey Knudsen (R) ; since January 4, 2021
Majority Leader	Sue Vinton (R) ; since January 4, 2021
Minority Leader	Kim Abbott (D) ; since January 4, 2021
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Republican Party (67); Democratic Party (33)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (100 seats)
Redistricting	Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Montana State Capitol ; Helena, Montana
Website
	Montana House of Representatives

Last updated October 26, 2025

The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.^[1]

List of members by name

This is a list of current and former notable members of the Montana House of Representatives by last name.

List of members by districts

This is a list of current and former notable members of the Montana House of Representatives by term, name, and party.

District 1

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party	Notes
2003	2005	Carol Lambert	Republican
2005	2008	Ralph Heinert	Republican
2009	2016	Gerald Bennett	Republican	Serving as County Commissioner of Lincoln County
2017	present	Steve Gunderson	Republican

District 2

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party	Notes
2003	2004	Ralph Lenhart	Democrat
2005	2006	Rick Maedje	Republican
2007	2010	Chas Vincent	Republican	Also served as a Montana state senator
2011	2018	Mike Cuffe	Republican	Also served as a Montana state senator
2019	present	Neil Duram	Republican

District 3

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party	Notes
2003	2004	Ronald Devlin	Democrat
2005	2006	Dee Brown	Democrat
2007	2008	Douglas Cordier	Democrat
2009	2010	Dee Brown	Republican
2011	2014	Jerry O'Neil	Republican	Also served as a Montana state senator
2015	2019	Zac Perry	Democrat	Resigned in 2019
2019	present	Debo Powers	Democrat	Appointed in October 2019.

District 4

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2004	2010	Mike Jopek	Democratic
2011	2012	Derek Skees	Republican
2013	2014	Ed Lieser	Democratic
2015	2016	Keith Regier	Republican
2017	2025	Matt Regier	Republican
2025	present	Lyn Bennett	Republican

District 5

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2005	2006	Norma Bixby	Democratic
2007	2008	George Everett	Republican
2009	2013	Keith Regier	Republican
2015	2016	Ed Lieser	Democratic
2017	present	Dave Fern	Democratic

District 6

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party	Notes
2003	2004	Veronica Small-Eastman	Democratic
2005	2006	Verdell Jackson	Republican	Also served as a Montana state senator
2007	2012	William Beck Sr.	Republican
2013	present	Carl Glimm	Republican

District 7

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
1999	2004	Monica Lindeen	Democratic
2005	2010	Jon Sonju	Republican
2013	2014	Randy Brodehl	Republican
2015	present	Frank Garner	Republican

District 8

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2009	2010	Cheryl Steenson	Democratic
2011	2019	Steve Lavin	Republican
2019	present	John Fuller	Republican

District 9

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2005	2008	William J. Jones	Republican
2009	2014	Scott Reichner	Republican
2015	2018	Randy Brodehl	Republican
2019	present	David Dunn	Republican

District 10

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2003	2004	Donald Roberts	Republican
2005	2006	Bernie Olson	Republican
2007	2015	Mark Blasdel	Republican
2015	present	Mark Noland	Republican

District 11

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
1997	2004	Kim Gillan	Democratic
2005	2012	Janna Taylor	Republican
2013	2014	Greg Hertz	Republican
2015	2016	Albert Olszewski	Republican
2017	present	Derek Skees	Republican

District 12

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2009	2010	John Fleming	Democratic
2011	2014	Daniel Salomon	Republican
2015	present	Greg Hertz	Republican

District 13

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative Name	Party
2005	2006	Paul Clark	Democratic
2007	2014	Pat Ingraham	Republican
2015	present	Bob Brown	Republican

References

↑ "Montana State Legislature". Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

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[1] "Montana State Legislature". Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

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v t e Members of the Montana Senate
69th Legislature (2025–2026) President of the Senate Matt Regier (R) President pro tempore Kenneth Bogner (R) Majority Leader Tom McGillvray (R) Minority Leader Pat Flowers (D)
▌ Mike Cuffe (R) ▌ Dave Fern (D) ▌ Carl Glimm (R) ▌ John Fuller (R) ▌ Matt Regier (R) ▌ Mark Noland (R) ▌ Greg Hertz (R) ▌ Susan Webber (D) ▌ Bruce Gillespie (R) ▌ Jeremy Trebas (R) ▌ Daniel Emrich (R) ▌ Wendy McKamey (R) ▌ Joshua Kassmier (R) ▌ Russel Tempel (R) ▌ Gregg Hunter (R) ▌ Jonathan Windy Boy (D) ▌ Bob Phalen (R) ▌ Kenneth Bogner (R) ▌ Barry Usher (R) ▌ Sue Vinton (R) ▌ Gayle Lammers (R) ▌ Daniel Zolnikov (R) ▌ Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D) ▌ Mike Yakawich (R) ▌ Dennis Lenz (R) ▌ Vince Ricci (R) ▌ Dennis Lenz (R) ▌ Forrest Mandeville (R) ▌ John Esp (R) ▌ Cora Neumann (D) ▌ Pat Flowers (D) ▌ Denise Hayman (D) ▌ Christopher Pope (D) ▌ Shelley Vance (R) ▌ Tony Tezak (R) ▌ Sara Novak (D) ▌ Derek Harvey (D) ▌ Becky Beard (R) ▌ Wylie Galt (R) ▌ Laura Smith (D) ▌ Janet Ellis (D) ▌ Mary Ann Dunwell (D) ▌ Jason Ellsworth (R) ▌ Theresa Manzella (R) ▌ Denley Loge (R) ▌ Jacinda Morigeau (D) ▌ Ellie Boldman (D) ▌ Andrea Olsen (D) ▌ Willis Curdy (D) ▌ Shane Morigeau (D)
▌ Republican (32) ▌ Democratic (18) Montana Legislature House Senate List of past legislatures

v t e Members of the Montana House of Representatives
69th Legislature (2025–2026) Speaker of the House Brandon Ler (R) Speaker pro tempore Katie Zolnikov (R) Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick (R) Minority Leader Katie Sullivan (D)
▌ Neil Duram (R) ▌ Tom Millett (R) ▌ Debo Powers (D) ▌ Lyn Bennet (R) ▌ Braxton Mitchell (R) ▌ Amy Regier (R) ▌ Courtenay Sprunger (R) ▌ Lukas Schubert (R) ▌ Steven Kelly (R) ▌ Terry Falk (R) ▌ Ed Byrne (R) ▌ Tracy Sharp (R) ▌ Linda Reksten (R) ▌ Paul Fielder (R) ▌ Thedis Crowe (D) ▌ Tyson Running Wolf (D) ▌ Zachary Wirth (R) ▌ Llew Jones (R) ▌ Jane Weber (D) ▌ Melissa Nikolakakos (R) ▌ Edward Buttrey (R) ▌ George Nikolakakos (R) ▌ Eric Tilleman (R) ▌ Steve Fitzpatrick (R) ▌ Steve Gist (R) ▌ Russ Miner (R) ▌ Paul Tuss (D) ▌ Eric Albus (R) ▌ Valerie Moore (R) ▌ Morgan Thiel (R) ▌ Frank Smith (D) ▌ Mike Fox (D) ▌ Brandon Ler (R) ▌ Jerry Schillinger (R) ▌ Gary Parry (R) ▌ Greg Kmetz (R) ▌ Shane Klakken (R) ▌ Greg Oblander (R) ▌ Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R) ▌ Mike Vinton (R) ▌ Jade Sooktis (D) ▌ Sidney Fitzpatrick (D) ▌ Larry Brewster (R) ▌ Katie Zolnikov (R) ▌ Denise Baum (D) ▌ Denise Joy (D) ▌ James Reavis (D) ▌ Curtis Schomer (R) ▌ Sherry Essmann (R) ▌ Anthony Nicastro (R) ▌ Jodee Etchart (R) ▌ Bill Mercer (R) ▌ Nelly Nicol (R) ▌ Lee Deming (R) ▌ Brad Barker (R) ▌ Fiona Nave (R) ▌ Scott Rosenzweig (D) ▌ Jamie Isaly (D) ▌ Ed Stafman (D) ▌ Alanah Griffith (D) ▌ Becky Edwards (D) ▌ Joshua Seckinger (D) ▌ Peter Strand (D) ▌ Kelly Kortum (D) ▌ Brian Close (D) ▌ Eric Matthews (D) ▌ Jedediah Hinkle (R) ▌ Caleb Hinkle (R) ▌ Kenneth Walsh (R) ▌ Shannon Maness (R) ▌ Scott DeMarois (D) ▌ Donavon Hawk (D) ▌ Jennifer Lynch (D) ▌ Marc Lee (D) ▌ Mark Reinschmidt (R) ▌ John Fitzpatrick (R) ▌ Jane Gillette (R) ▌ Randyn Gregg (R) ▌ Luke Muszkiewicz (D) ▌ Melissa Romano (D) ▌ Mary Caferro (D) ▌ Pete Elverum (D) ▌ Jill Cohenour (D) ▌ Julie Darling (R) ▌ Kathy Love (R) ▌ David Bedey (R) ▌ Terry Nelson (R) ▌ Greg Overstreet (R) ▌ Mark Thane (D) ▌ Curtis Cochran (R) ▌ Shelly Fyant (D) ▌ Connie Keogh (D) ▌ Katie Sullivan (D) ▌ Marilyn Marler (D) ▌ Zooey Zephyr (D) ▌ Bob Carter (D) ▌ Melody Cunningham (D) ▌ Jonathan Karlen (D) ▌ Tom France (D) ▌ SJ Howell (D)
▌ Republican (58) ▌ Democratic (42) Montana Legislature House Senate List of past legislatures